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This poll has completed. It ran from March 30, 2015, 11:22 a.m. through April 6, 2015, 3:11 p.m.
What do you think can help to control the complications and deaths caused by abortions?
Background
Uganda’s
New Vision published an article on February 18, 2015 in which the
Center for Health Human Rights and Development (CEHURD) claimed that
the government spends approximately Shs7.5 billion shillings every
year treating complications resulting from unsafe abortions.
Dr.
Olive Ssentumbwe from the World Health Organization (WHO) says this
is because Ugandans don't use contraceptives to prevent unwanted
pregnancies.
She
also said that Uganda has 840 cases of abortion a day. With
approximately 35 abortions an hour, she estimated that each woman
pays 60,000 shillings for the actual abortion and 120,000 shillings
for care after the abortion. Many of these unsafe
abortions lead to complications such as disability, permanent
infertility, and death.
The
fact that abortion is illegal also makes it difficult to track and
protect young girls or women that want to perform these operations because they are afraid of being prosecuted by the law.
Question
What
do you think can be done to control the complications and deaths
caused by abortions?
A. Sensitize and educate both men and
women on family planning to avoid unwanted pregnancies
B.
Pass stronger laws and increase the punishment for those performing
abortions
C. Legalize abortion
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